SwissSys Standings. Fall Championship 2007
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2008 Winter Championship (Jan. 24-Feb. 28) Dave Meliti won the Winter Championship -- and then left town! Dave's six months in town, in which he participated in every event that he could, came to an end when he had to return to the Phoenix area to help care for his ailing father. Chris Copeland finished second with a 4.0 score and claimed the U/1600 prize. Kevin Korsmo and James Stripes (3.5) shared the best under 1800 prize, while Taylor Roberts and Ron Weyland (3.0) were best under 1400. Alton Blue scored the biggest upset with his first round victory.
2007 Fall Championship John Julian continues to reign as club champion, scoring a perfect 5-0 in the 2007 Fall Championship after defeating James Stripes in a final round match to finish a perfect 5-0. Second place went to Michael Cambareri and Alex Chow, each of whom finished 4-1. Alex defeated Taylor Coles in a battle of 3-1 scorers to join Michael in second place. They shared the best over 1600 prize. The Julian-Stripes match was a thriller played until each contestant was down under three minutes on the clocks. Julian had an early exchange advantage that disappeared in a furious attack in a very complex position as the clocks wound down. As John had earlier, James missed some opportunities in the late-going with limited time to think and act. The game had the complete attention of all the remaining spectators. The remaining games settled the other class prizes. Chris Copeland upended David Griffin and finished with 3.0 to tie Ryan Ackerman for the best over 1400 prize. The best over 1200 prize went to Taylor Coles and Taylor Roberts, both of whom also finished at 3.0. Jim Burney won the $50 under 1200 prize with a 2.5 score despite only playing 3 games! The biggest upset prize went to Ted Baker who won $25 for pulling off an upset victory over a player 437 points above him back in the first round. The night of the 18th saw a lot of exciting chess. Michael Cambareri sacrificed a Queen against Ryan Ackerman and the two fought through a thrilling middlegame before Michael secured the win in the late-going. Another thrilling finish came in the game between Ben Blue and Jim Waugh. The old veteran was up material and time with a mate in three in the offing. Young Ben, down to less than a minute on the mechanical clock, managed to sac more material to set up a draw by repetition to save the half point. The Club Championship began its five week run September 20. Always an event that features lots of upsets, it was bucking tradition with only one upset in each of the first two rounds. Then the lower-rated players struck with a vengeance in round three. Of the nine games completed on October 4 the lower rated player won or drew in seven of them. There were three draws and four upset victories to scramble the standings at the midpoint of the event. The fourth round saw two more upsets, but for the most part the higher rated players held their own.
2007 Winter Championship John Julian is once again the club's champion, winning the Winter Championship by defeating Alex Chow in their final round board one match. John finished the tourney with a 4.5 score. He won $70 and a year's membership in the Washington Chess Federation (WCF). Second place went to Zach Countryman and James Stripes, both of whom scored 4.0. They shared the best over 1500 section prize of $45. James won a year's membership in the WCF by virtue of his head-to-head victory over Alex. The best under 1500 was decided when Ryan Ackerman defeated Ron Weyland to finish 3.0 and win the section by a full point. He won $45 and a year's membership in the Washington Chess Federation. Second place was a five-way tie with a 2.0 score winning $4. Unlike usual, the event started with a quiet first round. Round 2 saw the first upsets of the 20 player tourney. Pat Kirlin defeated Ted Baker and Kevin Korsmo managed a draw with John Julian. Round 3 saw some more upsets, including old warhorse Jim Waugh upending Dave Griffin. Waugh, 77, seems to pull off at least one upset every tournament he enters -- and he plays every event the club sponsors! Round 4 saw the biggest upset when young David Blue bagged a player 619 points above him! David's victory won him the prize for the biggest upset -- a year's membership in the Washington Chess Federation The cross table for the event:
2006 Fall Championship Phil Weyland is the new club champion, capturing the annual fall tournament with a 4.5 score. Second place went to Alex Chow with a score of 4.0. Third place was shared by Ben Blue, John Downes, Clint Fait, and James Stripes with 3.5 scores. They also accounted for the best u/1800, u/1600, and u/1400 prizes. Annette Weyland won the best u/1200 section and also had the two biggest upsets! The cross table from this event:
2006 Winter Championship John Julian added to his streak of recent club championships by besting the field in this year's winter championship tourney with a 4.5 score. He gave up only a last round draw with second seed Pat Herbers, who finished second at 4.0. Tying for third with 3.5 scores were Alex Chow and Dave Griffin, who shared the under 1700 prize, and John Downes. Vern Johnson won the under 1400 section and also scored the biggest upset victory of the tourney. In addition to cash prizes, all of the winners received subscriptions to Northwest Chess Magazine.
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